“For three years, the 'Meistersinger' score was a ball and chain to me. It went with me to every city and concert hall.” YearsThreeCitiesBallsChainsScoreHallsConcertsThree Years Author:Bryn Terfel
“There are three kinds of forms in the human figure: Ovoid forms - egg, ball and barrel masses; Column forms - cylinder, cone; Spatulate forms - box, slab and wedge blocks.” HumansKindFormThreeFiguresMassBallsBoxesBlockEggsColumnsBarrelsWedgesConesCylindersSlabs Book:Dynamic Figure Drawing Source: Dynamic Figure Drawing
“The curve and the fast one are important; the change of pace and the other trick deliveries are great but they're not worth a plugged nickel unless you have control to go along with them. And by control I don't mean the ability to put the ball over the plate somewhere between the shoulders and knees. I mean the ability to hit a three-inch target nine times out of ten, the sort of control that lets you put the ball in the exact spot you want it, and to play a corner to the split fraction of an inch.” WantMeanImportantPlayThreeAbilityTenBallsCornersNineTricksShouldersSpotsKneesTargetPaceInchesSplitsPlatesCurvesYankeesDeliveryFractionsNew York YankeesNickels Book:Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball Source: Babe Ruth's Own Book of Baseball
“I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes.” IfsThinkingGivingSometimesBigsRunningThreeWinningSportsFourBallsSeriesDefensePitching Author:Dusty Baker
“There's only, I think, in life, three things that I do pretty well: Performing, I still can field ground balls, and I make nice kids.” ThinkingWellsStillsKidsThreeNiceFieldsBallsPerformingThree Things Author:Billy Crystal
“I signed schoolboy forms for Watford when I was 12, but then my parents got divorced, and I never kicked a ball for three years. I rebelled, I left home, but getting back into football sorted me out. It was the second chance I needed.” YearsHomeFormThreeLeftParentChanceFootballNeededBallsThree YearsDivorcedSecond Chance Author:Vinnie Jones
“I was never a strikeout pitcher. Why should I throw eight or nine balls to get a man out when I got away with three or four?” MenShouldThreeFourBallsEightNineShould IPitcherStrikeouts Author:Stan Coveleski
“The three-ball is an easy shot if you're uncontested, but when they know you can shoot, it's a lot harder to get off.” IfsKnowsThreeEasyShotsBallsHarder Author:Chris Copeland
“You definitely have to do other things when you know your shot isn't falling. You can't just depend on knocking down the three-ball.” KnowsFallThreeDependsShotsBallsKnocking Author:Chris Copeland